Home Buying News

Five new lenders have applied to the Government to offer Welcome Home Loans amid surging numbers using the first-home buyer scheme.

A Bethesda company that analyzes energy costs has added home buying to its portfolio, with the goal to provide buyers with the long-term hidden costs of their lighting, water heater and appliances.

The Labor Department reported the economy added 203,000 jobs in November, in line with the progress of recent months.

This was back in the late '70s. I was sitting in my office one day when I got a phone call from a drill sergeant stationed at Fort Jackson up in Columbia, S.C. He said someone from the fort had recommended me as a real estate professional who could help him find a home.

According to a survey by a home loans company, half of the respondents cited a modern bathroom as a top priority when considering buying a house.

The prospect of owning a home may seem both thrilling and impossible. On the one hand, it's difficult to imagine ever actually having saved enough to afford a house.

If you're house hunting over the holidays, you're likely a serious buyer with an immediate need.

Dec. 06 -- Lake Bank customers looking to buy a home can now get a leg up with some free money.

Bruce Thompson said there was a perception among first-home buyers that there was no point in even asking if they could get a mortgage.

The debate in these pages sometime ago on whether to own a roof or not should interest everyone with earnings of any sort.

DEAR DAVE: I'm in the military, and my wife and I have $13,000 in the bank along with $35,000 in a Roth IRA.

Most of us have a basic understanding of what goes into buying a home. After saving enough for a down payment and getting pre-approved for a mortgage, you can start your home search and make an offer once you're ready.

Dear Dave: I'm in the military, and my wife and I have $13,000 in the bank along with $35,000 in a Roth IRA.

If you are looking for a deal on a house, better get moving then. The next month or two is probably going to be your best chance for the next year.

Realestate.com.au conducted a market analysis recently and found that 41 percent of home buyers of real estate Australia were willing to pay above the asking price of property for sale, .

Oregon December 07, 2013 With 8.1% of unemployment rate in the state of Oregon , United States of America , there has been a huge necessity for new job opportunities.

What would we in this area of West Virginia do if as much as one-fourth of the local funding for our schools, municipalities and counties was wiped out? It is not beyond the realm of possibility, thanks to something Congress did last year.

England's batsman-keeper on the highlight of her career, wearing hockey shin pads, and buying a house with a pool and a cinema It's been a great time for England women.

Mary Hunt- Everyday Cheapskate. E-mail Mary at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723.

Homeownership is the cornerstone of the "American Dream" and just like an old Timex watch the American Dream can "take a licking and keep on ticking."